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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

EXTENDED YEAR SET - Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

SOUTH DAKOTA

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 18 26 33 20 21 34 21 22 16 15 12 14 12 27 13 10 25 21 24 22 16 19 13 21 23 27 19 21 28 22 31 34 33 32 23 26 25 28 18 17 19 28 33 54 52 42 30 1140
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 9 16 13 15 17 18 20 13 12 9 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 165
DAKTRONICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 3 10 3 2 2 3 2 4 9 10 8 5 2 77
SENCORE INCORPORATED 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
FREEZING MACHINES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 4 2 6 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 28
SIOUX STEAM CLEANER CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 1 5 2 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
POET RESEARCH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11 8 4 26
RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 26
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 5 1 1 1 0 25
AMESBURY GROUP INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 22
CAW INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
WESTENDORF MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 20
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 18
VISHAY DALE ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 1 18
CMI CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
DAKOTA MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 13
DALE ELECTRONICS INC. 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
LARSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12
DU-AL MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10
LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SIOUX STEEL COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 10
CCL LABEL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
MICROBIOMED CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
HURCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 8
MTR, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8
ORTLOFF ENGINEERS, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 8
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 8
GEHL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
IBP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
METABANK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 7
SOS CONSOLIDATED, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7
CORE INDUSTRIES, INC. (MICHIGAN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SHUR COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
ALUMEND LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 5
AMERICAN COLLOID COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
BOWDEN'S AUTOMATED PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
BRIGHT PLANET CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
RIDLEY BLOCK OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
TRUSS INDUSTRY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
WOLF PACK PRODUCTS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5


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